Oluwaseun Oyegunle
Canadian soccer player (born 2002)
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Oluwaseun Oyegunle (born 3 November 2002) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Chicago Fire FC II in MLS Next Pro.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oluwaseun Oyegunle | ||
| Date of birth | November 3, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chicago Fire II | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brampton East SC | |||
| Sigma FC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Syracuse Orange | 62 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Sigma FC | 17 | (0) |
| 2019 | Forge FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Sigma FC | 19 | (0) |
| 2025– | Chicago Fire II | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of April 21, 2025 | |||
Early life
College career
In January 2021, he began attending Syracuse University, where he played for the men's soccer team.[3] He had initially been set to join in September 2020, however, he delayed it due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] He made his debut during the 2021 Spring season against the Hofstra Pride.[4] In his first season during the 2021 Spring, he made seven appearances.[5][6] Over his four seasons with Syracuse, he appeared in 62 matches and helped them win the 2022 NCAA national title.[7]
Club career
In 2018, Oyegunle made his senior debut in League1 Ontario with Sigma FC, and would make a total of five appearances that season.[8] In 2019, he made twelve league appearances for Sigma and made one additional appearance in the League1 Ontario playoffs.[9]
In September 2019, Oyegunle signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side Forge FC.[10][11] On October 12, 2019, he made his debut as a substitute in a 4–0 loss to York9 FC, at age sixteen.[12]
In 2022, he returned to League1 Ontario with Sigma FC.[13] He was named a league Second Team All-Star and U20 All-Star in 2022.[14][15]
At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, he was selected in the second round (33rd overall) by the Chicago Fire.[16] In January 2025, Oyegunle signed with Chicago's MLS Next Pro side Chicago Fire II on a one-year contract with a club option for 2026.[17]
International career
In August 2019, Oyegunle received his first international call-up for a Canada U17 preparation camp ahead of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[18]
Career statistics
- As of match played July 23, 2023[19]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sigma FC | 2018[8] | League1 Ontario | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ? | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Forge FC | 2019 | Canadian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sigma FC | 2022[13] | League1 Ontario | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2023[20] | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||